AMON AMARTH Reveals Details Of New Documentary And Live Albums, 'The Pursuit Of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye Of The Storm'

On November 16, AMON AMARTH will release its new documentary and supporting live album(s), "The Pursuit Of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye Of The Storm" — which includes a retrospective documentary that features a wealth of live and behind-the-scenes content and extensive band interviews. This film tells the Swedish quintet's history, through both their own eyes and those of the fans that have supported them along the way. It is a thrilling collection that pays respect to the faithful, as well as making for a detailed and riveting introduction for those new to their inspiring story. Paired with this documentary is the live video/audio, which contains two different sets at 2017's Summer Breeze festival in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, capturing the unit at their very best.

Having played the German festival numerous times over the years, and loving the family vibe they have always experienced there, AMON AMARTH leapt at the chance to appear twice in the same year. Playing a secret, smaller scale set that focused primarily on older material, and then headlining the main stage with full production — including their giant sea serpent and lots of fire — allowed them to showcase their songs at their best, though putting together setlists from such a mighty catalog was not the easiest of tasks.

"For the first night, we wanted to write a set that the fans would enjoy by wholly diving into our back catalog but also keeping it interesting," explains guitarist Olavi Mikkonen. "But putting the two shows together also made us realize that we have a lot of songs to choose from!"

For the band, producer Alexander Milas (who contributed to Kerrang! and was an award-winning editor-in-chief of Metal Hammer, before starting his own creative solutions company, Twin V Ltd.) and director Phil Wallis, "The Pursuit Of Vikings" has been a true labor of love.

"I think I first became conscious of AMON AMARTH around the release of 2002's 'Versus The World'," Milas states. "It was a really transitional time for metal, and it seemed there wasn't a credible band on the heavier end of the scale that hadn't in some way responded to or been influenced by the pioneering sounds of the Swedish death metal scene, but I distinctly remember thinking that there was something unique about these guys: the artwork, the thematic underpinnings, even that curiously timeless logo."

While their sound certainly displays strong echoes of the nation that birthed them, AMON AMARTH arguably wield a unique aura, a "lusciously crafted escapism" that Milas likens to the classic bands he grew up with: DIO, IRON MAIDEN and others who exist on a spectrum of their own making.

For a preview of "The Pursuit Of Vikings", a trailer can be viewed now below.

The DVD/live album can be pre-ordered in the following formats via Metal Blade Records in the USA:

01. The Pursuit Of Vikings02. As Loke Falls03. First Kill04. The Way Of Vikings05. At Dawn's First Light06. Cry Of The Black Birds07. Deceiver Of The Gods08. Destroyer Of The Universe09. Death In Fire10. Father Of The Wolf11. Runes To My Memory12. War Of The Gods13. Raise Your Horns14. A Dream That Cannot Be15. Guardians Of Asgaard16. Twilight Of The Thunder God

DVD Digipak and Blu-ray track-listings:

- Documentary

T-Stage Show: August 16, 2017

01. Twilight Of The Thunder God02. Free Will Sacrifice03. With Oden On Our Side04. The Last With Pagan Blood05. For The Stabwounds In Our Backs06. Thousand Years Of Oppression07. Gods Of War Arise08. Versus The World09. Asator10. Under The Northern Star11. Fate Of Norns12. Varyags Of Miklagaard13. Live For The Kill14. Victorious March

Main Stage Show: August 17, 2017

01. The Pursuit Of Vikings02. As Loke Falls03. First Kill04. The Way Of Vikings05. At Dawn's First Light06. Cry Of The Black Birds07. Deceiver Of The Gods08. Destroyer Of The Universe09. Death In Fire10. Father Of The Wolf11. Runes To My Memory12. War Of The Gods13. Raise Your Horns14. A Dream That Cannot Be15. Guardians Of Asgaard16. Twilight Of The Thunder God

**Note: special edition hardcover book contains all of the above, plus audio from T-Stage Show: August 16, 2017**

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